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Coburn, Alvin Langdon
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Coburn, Alvin Langdon
- Men of Mark. London and New York: Duckworth & Co, and Mitchell Kennerley, 1913
- ink and paper
4to (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in; 312 x 242 mm), 33 tipped-in photogravure portraits with original tissue guards. Slight browning to tissue, a few with small creases or tears. Text block beginning to split between plates 8 and 9. Original linen cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front cover. Original scarce dustjacket included but defective: split at folds; front panel, rear panel, and flaps present but detached.
Condition
Slight browning to tissue, a few with small creases or tears. Text block beginning to split between plates 8 and 9. Original scarce dustjacket included but defective: split at folds; front panel, rear panel, and flaps present but detached.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition; a very fine copy of a classic monograph from the master of early twentieth century photography. Illustrated with portraits of 33 eminent arists, authors and statesmen, each plate numbered and bearing the sitters’ facsimile signature. Includes portraits of W. B. Yeats, Henri Matisse, George Bernard Shaw, Henry James, Mark Twain, and Theodore Roosevelt, among others.